Sydney police hunting woman and man after samurai sword attack

Two people who fled the scene after a man was fatally attacked in a quiet suburban street in Sydney’s inner west, remain on the run.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Hereford Street and Minogue Crescent at Forest Lodge near Glebe at around 12.40pm on Friday after a man was attacked with a samurai sword in broad daylight.

The man died at the scene and is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be a 30-year-old man. 

Police released descriptions of a woman and man witnesses saw running from the scene, and appealed for help from the public to locate the pair. 

 

New South Wales Police has appealed for a woman and man seen fleeing from the scene (pictured) of a fatal assault on Friday to come forward

Witnesses said they saw the victim, believed to be aged 30, staggering down the street and collapsing after he was attacked in the suburb of Forest Lodge, near Glebe, on Friday afternoon

Witnesses said they saw the victim, believed to be aged 30, staggering down the street and collapsing after he was attacked in the suburb of Forest Lodge, near Glebe, on Friday afternoon

Police would like to speak to a woman described as Caucasian, aged in her early 20s, thin build, about 178cm tall, with bleached blonde hair and dark coloured roots.

She was wearing a black singlet and maroon three-quarter pants at the time.

Her male companion was described as Caucasian, aged in his late 20s medium build, about 178cm tall with short brown hair. 

‘Police want to reassure the community that the attack is not considered random,’ a NSW Police statement said. 

Resident Lynn Charlesworth's car (pictured) was covered in blood from the victim as he tried to escape

Resident Lynn Charlesworth’s car (pictured) was covered in blood from the victim as he tried to escape

Police seized a firearm and a number of weapons to be forensically examined but said no shots were fired.

Officers from Leichhardt Police joined forces with detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad to establish Strike Force Hedda to investigate the man’s death. 

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Police are desperately hunting for a woman and man wanted in relation to the fatal attack of a man in a quiet suburban area on Friday afternoon (officers pictured at the scene)

Police are desperately hunting for a woman and man wanted in relation to the fatal attack of a man in a quiet suburban area on Friday afternoon (officers pictured at the scene)

Police were called to the intersection of Hereford Street and Minogue Crescent at Forest Lodge around 12.40pm to find a body lying in the middle of the road (pictured)

Police were called to the intersection of Hereford Street and Minogue Crescent at Forest Lodge around 12.40pm to find a body lying in the middle of the road (pictured)

Police raided a house in a nearby street following the discovery of a gun near the body, but later uncovered it was a replica.

Witnesses said they saw the victim staggering down the street and collapsing after hearing an altercation.

Resident Lynne Charlesworth heard a woman’s screams and saw the victim slumped in the street, covered in blood.

Her car was covered in his blood as he tried to escape.

‘I told him to stay still and he started to roll across the street,’ she told reporters on Saturday.

‘He got to our car, laid back on it and pulled himself up. He was doing anything to get away, anything at all. His head was covered in blood. I couldn’t tell you what his features were.’

Heavily armed police and officers carrying a battering ram closed in on a house nearby in Cross Street just after the fatal attack in broad daylight

Heavily armed police and officers carrying a battering ram closed in on a house nearby in Cross Street just after the fatal attack in broad daylight

Resident Alex Ververis arrived home shortly after the incident and described it as ‘really unexpected and kind of scary’. 

‘I came back with my kid after swimming lessons. We know everyone on the street, there’s nothing untoward and nothing suspicious,’ he told ABC News.     

Police are yet to reveal exactly what caused the victim’s fatal injuries, but said a man and woman were seen fighting with him before his death.

Officers followed a trail of blood from the body to a nearby property on Hereford Street, and heavily armed officers carrying a battering ram closed in on the house.

A wide-scale manhunt continued on Saturday while a man and woman remain on the run.

The pair reportedly live on the street where the attack occurred. 

Pictures from the scene show the body covered with a white blanket surrounded by police at the intersection of Hereford Street and Minogue Crescent

Pictures from the scene show the body covered with a white blanket surrounded by police at the intersection of Hereford Street and Minogue Crescent

Police were called to the intersection around 12.40pm where Acting Superintendent Sam Crisafulli (pictured) told reporters that the victim was 'sadly found deceased on the street'

Police were called to the intersection around 12.40pm where Acting Superintendent Sam Crisafulli (pictured) told reporters that the victim was 'sadly found deceased on the street'

Police were called to the intersection around 12.40pm on Friday, where Acting Superintendent Sam Crisafulli (pictured) told reporters that the victim was ‘sadly found deceased on the street’

A builder working nearby told 9 News he and his workmates had heard a ‘loud bang’ and thought someone may have been run over by a car. 

‘One of the boys ran down to see if he was okay,’ the man said.

He said the victim had ‘a lot of blood coming out of his head’.

Another witness said she heard a lady yelling: ‘Get away. Get the f**k away from me’. 

The incident is believed to have been targeted and to have occurred after a man and a woman were ‘seen in an altercation’ with the victim prior to his death. 

‘We’ve spoken to a number of witnesses who tell us shortly before we were called a man and a woman were in an altercation with another man,’ Superintendent Sam Crisafulli said.

‘It was a violent attack with very, very serious consequences.’  

Several crime scenes were established along Hereford Street on Friday, including inside a private residence

Several crime scenes were established along Hereford Street on Friday, including inside a private residence

'We've spoken to a number of witnesses who tell us shortly before we were called a man and a woman were in an altercation with another man,' Superintendent Crisafulli said

‘We’ve spoken to a number of witnesses who tell us shortly before we were called a man and a woman were in an altercation with another man,’ Superintendent Crisafulli said

A man and woman remain on the run after a man was killed in Sydney's inner west. Police were called to the intersection around 12.40pm on Friday and have reportedly already found a weapon

A man and woman remain on the run after a man was killed in Sydney’s inner west. Police were called to the intersection around 12.40pm on Friday and have reportedly already found a weapon

Detectives from the homicide squad are part of a strike force set up to investigate the man¿s death

Detectives from the homicide squad are part of a strike force set up to investigate the man’s death

'I am satisfied with a search of the area by police that these people that we are looking for are not around at the moment,' Superintendent Crisafulli said

‘I am satisfied with a search of the area by police that these people that we are looking for are not around at the moment,’ Superintendent Crisafulli said



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